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  • Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy of Evangelical Christian College Women

    Creator:
    Dahlvig, Jolyn E.
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    The extent in which the evangelical Christian perspective influenced the career decision-making self-efficacy of six female college students was qualitatively explored. Interviews and a focus group were utilized to find common themes and influences amongst the women. Literature from the areas of female college student development, career decision-making self-efficacy, and...
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    Masters Thesis
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    of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Adult Educaftp. Women Studies, and College Student

  • The Conseciuences and Effects for Male Students in the Women Studies Classroom

    Creator:
    Love, Melanie S.
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    This research explores the consequences and effects for men enrolled in introductory Women Studies courses at Oregon State University. Men are enrolling in the feminist classroom in larger numbers due to institutional changes allowing Women Studies to provide credit for baccalaureate core curriculum. The intention of this study is to...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    every student in Women Studies could learn something that was pertinent to her/his own life and these

  • Women’s first sexual experiences : an interview-based qualitative analysis of female first intercourse

    Creator:
    Wall, Jessica Jeanne
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    This study sought to conduct an in depth analysis of women’s first sexual experiences looking for factors contributing to the experience and the emotional outcomes of first intercourse. Fourteen heterosexual, female, college students were interviewed about their first sexual experience and sexual background using a semi-structured interview format. The narratives...
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    Honors College Thesis

  • A comprehensive integration of first year engineering education

    Creator:
    Shuman, Matthew W.
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    Retention of engineering students is a problem for many universities, especially during the first year. The problem of introducing students to engineering while increasing retention rates has recently been addressed by many different universities. Implementing novel lab structures, adjusting the lecture to incorporate more effective teaching techniques, and using orientation...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Secondly, a significant decrease in student attitudes towards engineering during the first year is not

  • The lived experience of women student mentors

    Creator:
    Rennick, Vikki
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    This is a phenomenological research study of the lived experience of women student mentors at one community college located in an urban setting on the West Coast. The study participants were women students who served as mentors to other women at the community college who are participants in a returning...
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    Dissertation
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    of Women Student Mentors. Abstract approved: Rich Shintaku This is a phenomenological research

  • From sister to sister to woman : the role of sororities in the social transmission of gender

    Creator:
    Gilmore, Jennifer
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    Sororities play an important role in the process by which sorority women become gendered by influencing members' ideas about what it means to be a woman. Women and men become gendered through regular social interaction with other women and men, and sororities have a particularly strong impact on their members...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Women Studies, Women Studies, and Sociology presented on

  • Social capital in engineering education

    Creator:
    Brown, Shane
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    A theoretical argument is presented to suggest that engineering curriculum be designed to develop social capital. Additionally, the value of social capital in the retention of students in the College of Engineering, and the development, role, and value of social capital in an electrical engineering laboratory is evaluated. Data collected...
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    Dissertation
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    ................................................................................................. 33 Chapter 3 Student Social Capital and Retention in the College of Engineering ............ 35

  • How do engineering students develop and reason with concepts of electricity within a project-based course?

    Creator:
    Bledsoe, Karen E.
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    Reform in science education has often emphasized task-based learning as an instructional method to improve student understanding and retention of concepts, and to promote the development of reasoning and problem-solving. Yet studies assessing student knowledge at the beginning and end of a task-based class show mixed results. Students in task-based...
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    Dissertation
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    Education presented on March 16, 2007. Title: How Do Engineering Students Develop and Reason With

  • Emergency contraceptive pills and college women : factors influencing intention and use

    Creator:
    Nelson, Heather A.
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    Approximately half of the 6.4 million pregnancies occurring each year in the United States are unintended (Finer & Henshaw, 2006). Unintended pregnancies, defined as pregnancies not wanted at the time conception occurs, regardless of contraceptive use (Chandra, Martinez, Mosher, Abma, & Jones, 2005) can have serious repercussions on women, children,...
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    Dissertation
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    Public Health presented on June 12, 2009. Title: Emergency Contraceptive Pills and College Women

  • Hearing their voices : college experiences of urban American Indian women

    Creator:
    Berry, Linda Converse
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    The purpose of this study is to explore, through their own voices, the higher education experiences of selected urban American Indian females in California community colleges. This study is an attempt to identify pathways to academic success by teasing out college practices and support systems that help Native women navigate...
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    Dissertation
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    American Indian Women. Abstract approved: Dr. Betty Duvall The purpose of this study is to